hoopskirt
/ˈhupˌskɜrt/
noun
- A women's undergarment consisting of a skirt supported by a series of flexible hoops, worn to give the skirt a wide, bell-like shape, especially in the 19th century.
- The actress wore a hoopskirt in the historical film about the Civil War.
- Hoopskirts made it difficult for women to sit in carriages or walk through narrow doorways.
- She found an antique hoopskirt at the costume shop for the school play.
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